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EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. On
February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed
into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to
jumpstart our economy, and create or save millions of
jobs. This law provided stimulus funds to the
Brownfields Program to award grants to evaluate and
clean up former industrial and commercial sites. Under
this law, EPA will provide financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.

Community Description

Lenawee County was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. Lenawee County (population
102,191) is a rural county in southern Michigan
encompassing 22 townships, 8 villages, and 4 cities.
Manufacturing moved into this primarily agricultural
area in the 1900s and grew with Michigan's automotive
industry. The majority of manufacturers are located in
municipalities on the Raisin River and Bean Creek. As
the automotive industry declined, so  did Lenawee
County's manufacturing base. Today, there are 120
known brownfields in the county, with an additional
250 potential brownfields. The number of county
residents who travel to work outside  the county is high
and likely to increase. Brownfield assessments will
enable the county to evaluate environmental conditions
at sites and are expected to help stimulate
redevelopment that is consistent with the county's
comprehensive land-use plan.
                   Assessment Grant
                   $200,000 for hazardous substances
                   (Recovery Act Funding)
                   EPA has selected Lenawee County for a brownfields
                   assessment grant. Community-wide hazardous
                   substances grant funds will be used to inventory and
                   prioritize sites, and conduct 16 Phase I and 10 Phase
                   II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also
                   will be used for  cleanup planning and community
                   outreach activities.

                   Contacts

                   For further information, including specific grant
                   contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
                   news and events, and publications and links, visit
                   the EPA Brownfields Web site
                   (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

                   EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
                   (312)886-7576
                   EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
                   (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields)

                   Grant Recipient: Lenawee County,MI
                   (517)265-5141

                   The information presented in this fact sheet comes
                   from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
                   accuracy of this  information. The cooperative
                   agreement for the grant has not yet been negotiated.
                   Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are
                   subject to change.
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA560-F-09-132
        May 09

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